blog - nifty pitchershttp://niftypitchers.com/blink/Sat, 22 Apr 2017 21:19:30 +0000en-USSite-Server v6.0.0-17046-17046 (http://www.squarespace.com)Writing about photography and what it means to us. Photographs I&#39;ve taken <br/>recently. Miscellaneous things worth looking at.Fooling Around with RepititionAndrew WebbSat, 22 Apr 2017 21:27:14 +0000http://niftypitchers.com/blink/parking-lot-light507999c884ae362b5e770143:507b1182c4aa45dec4eee576:58fbc8e217bffcd18b0bb047I was watching a documentary on Andreas Gursky, and I remembered a picture of a light fixture in a parking lot that I'd shot back in 2008. I hit PAUSE and fired up Photoshop and made this then and there.
]]>Fooling Around with RepititionQuinntet at Nissi's Album CoversAndrew WebbSat, 11 Jan 2014 18:33:49 +0000http://niftypitchers.com/blink/2014/1/11/quinntet-at-nissis-2507999c884ae362b5e770143:507b1182c4aa45dec4eee576:52d18e9be4b04dc8d5fdefd0I went and shot the Quinntet jazz combo at the same venue as last year. Got some good stuff and tried my hand at faking together some album covers. Click the images to rotate through the gallery.
]]>Quinntet at Nissi's Album CoversFrames from an Undisclosed LocationAndrew WebbWed, 01 Jan 2014 10:27:48 +0000http://niftypitchers.com/blink/2014/1/1/frames-from-an-undisclosed-location507999c884ae362b5e770143:507b1182c4aa45dec4eee576:52c3edbfe4b0aec64ed5a2cfI was recently a guest at a place I can't mention. I got a few disparate shots.
]]>Butterfly PavilionAndrew WebbMon, 09 Dec 2013 18:41:47 +0000http://niftypitchers.com/blink/2013/12/9/butterfly-pavilion507999c884ae362b5e770143:507b1182c4aa45dec4eee576:52a60efae4b0509d04fe49d7I spent a few hours looking at bugs with my friend Olivia. It was -4˚F outside and 84˚F inside We stayed as ling as we could, and then headed to Tangerine for a delicious late lunch.
]]>Denver Art MuseumAndrew WebbMon, 09 Dec 2013 18:39:40 +0000http://niftypitchers.com/blink/2013/12/9/denver-art-museum507999c884ae362b5e770143:507b1182c4aa45dec4eee576:52a60d57e4b0299bb13d4245Walked through the Denver Art Musem with my family the other day. Endless angles.
]]>Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey CircusAndrew WebbSat, 05 Oct 2013 19:52:00 +0000http://niftypitchers.com/blink/2013/12/9/ringling-bros-barnum-bailey-circus507999c884ae362b5e770143:507b1182c4aa45dec4eee576:52a62da8e4b049b53e3da2eaJust as fun as it was when I was a boy.
]]>Boulder County FairAndrew WebbWed, 21 Aug 2013 07:17:53 +0000http://niftypitchers.com/blink/2013/8/21/boulder-county-fair507999c884ae362b5e770143:507b1182c4aa45dec4eee576:52146993e4b01f4a9dc39786Spent some time with the estimable Jeff Curry at the Boulder County Fair. Here are a few frames.
]]>MantisAndrew WebbThu, 08 Aug 2013 20:06:00 +0000http://niftypitchers.com/blink/2013/12/9/mantis507999c884ae362b5e770143:507b1182c4aa45dec4eee576:52a630a2e4b0b5ab909e46acLook what I found in the backyard! Haven't seen one in years.
]]>The Quinn-Tet at Nissi'sAndrew WebbSun, 04 Aug 2013 19:04:12 +0000http://niftypitchers.com/blink/2013/8/4/the-quinn-tet-at-nissis507999c884ae362b5e770143:507b1182c4aa45dec4eee576:51fea5c4e4b08e8b33d27822Great jazz at a local nightclub.

]]>Paper PoppyAndrew WebbWed, 12 Jun 2013 20:07:00 +0000http://niftypitchers.com/blink/2013/12/9/paper-tulip507999c884ae362b5e770143:507b1182c4aa45dec4eee576:52a6311fe4b0b5ab909e47e8A living flower that looks as if it was made from paper.
]]>A Couple of Shots Through the Kitchen WindowAndrew WebbSat, 18 May 2013 20:10:00 +0000http://niftypitchers.com/blink/2013/12/9/a-couple-of-shots-through-the-kitchen-window507999c884ae362b5e770143:507b1182c4aa45dec4eee576:52a631b5e4b0d89b6befab24]]>Positive thinking is for suckers!Andrew WebbWed, 28 Nov 2012 06:06:44 +0000http://niftypitchers.com/blink/2012/11/27/positive-thinking-is-for-suckers507999c884ae362b5e770143:507b1182c4aa45dec4eee576:50b5aa13e4b0bff13294825c

There are lots of ways of being miserable, but there’s only one way of being comfortable, and that is to stop running around after happiness.

— Edith Wharton

Here is an excerpt from “The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can’t Stand Positive Thinking” by Oliver Burkeman. (I suspect that the excerpt is all you really need. There is a tendency among writers these days to write far too much—"enough to fill a book!"—when a longish article is all that is necessary to get one's point across.)

I post this because I know any number of creative types who suffer from bummout and wish they didn't, and try this and that and the other "method" for gaining happiness. Perhaps we can all relax and let life happen, instead.

Eadweard Muybridge, eat your heart out.
This stunning footage was shot by Gregory Wilson (and crew) using a Phantom camera running at 1200 fps.
Notice the steadyness of the head; reminds me of the birdcam and hunting falcon videos that were making the rounds a few weeks ago.

Another thing that I find fascinting about this (and slow-motion video in general) is that we get to see another reality for a while. In our unenhanced world, some of what is happening in these videos just doesn’t exist. If you watched the cat run by in real life, you wouldn’t notice the clenching and unclenching of the toes, the little particles of dirt and grass, the riffle of its fur In the breeze. Imagine for a moment that you lived on snail-time: there might not be any cat at all. The way we perceive time is likely not the way it’s perceived by other creatures.

]]>The more you look at it, the more interesting it getsother people's writingAndrew WebbTue, 27 Nov 2012 09:46:08 +0000http://niftypitchers.com/blink/2012/11/27/the-more-you-look-at-it-the-more-interesting-it-gets507999c884ae362b5e770143:507b1182c4aa45dec4eee576:50b4884ce4b0e4ef90ff82b6

Amy and I have been gradually working our way through the huge August Sander 7-volume People of the 20th Century, discussing the faces, expressions, environments and the clothing of the bazillion people there. It can take a while to get into the groove; many of the portraits aren't immediately interesting, and you have to wait for your head to start appreciating the subtle flavor. It's been an education in patient seeing.

]]>Good short article on post-production and foliagepost-productionAndrew WebbTue, 27 Nov 2012 09:46:02 +0000http://niftypitchers.com/blink/2012/11/27/good-short-article-on-post-production-and-foliage507999c884ae362b5e770143:507b1182c4aa45dec4eee576:50b48b67e4b0214dc1f60a0dDealing With Foliage: Green and Yellow Saturation, over on phototuts+, is a solid primer on what you should and shouldn't enhance.]]>J.Scriba Media Artother people's artAndrew WebbTue, 27 Nov 2012 09:45:56 +0000http://niftypitchers.com/blink/2012/11/27/jscriba-media-art507999c884ae362b5e770143:507b1182c4aa45dec4eee576:50b48aa9e4b05eacaf71d0ec

Summer City by J. Scriba

J. Scriba does some fascinating things with space and time in his “situ art” series. It’s kind of distressing to feel your visual system churn, trying to make sense of his oddly 2D shadowless scenes. I kept feeling as though I was on the verge of resolving something, only to realize that there was no resolution. You know that feeling you get when you look at Rubin’s Vase and then suddenly you can only see one version for a while? It’s that sort of unbalance, and it doesn’t abate. Be sure to read his “about” page and check out his other work.

]]>Little RedAndrew WebbThu, 18 Oct 2012 23:11:18 +0000http://niftypitchers.com/blink/2012/10/18/little-red507999c884ae362b5e770143:507b1182c4aa45dec4eee576:50808c96e4b0ffcfe70bbf73Great combination of video and animation, epecially at the beginning of this short.

Wonderful name. I wonder if he comes out on the porch to smoke his pipe?

I like this, but I'm not sure why.

it's green out there

]]>"Dog Daze" at the local poolAndrew WebbThu, 04 Oct 2012 00:35:00 +0000http://niftypitchers.com/blink/2012/10/14/dog-daze-at-the-local-pool507999c884ae362b5e770143:507b1182c4aa45dec4eee576:507b5a49e4b0954f51d461afBuncha dogs swimming around and standing on deck, going nuts over tennis balls floating just out of reach. It was fun to watch.

lucky shot

sad polar bear

DO NOT LIKE THIS!

jesus walking on the water

bitebitebite

]]>"Dog Daze" at the local poolHell's Angels car showAndrew WebbSun, 30 Sep 2012 02:54:00 +0000http://niftypitchers.com/blink/2012/10/14/hells-angels-car-show507999c884ae362b5e770143:507b1182c4aa45dec4eee576:507b7aca84ae362b5e7aba00Walked out of a millinery with Frances Parker and into a Hell's-Angels fundraiser. The Angels were surprisingly short. The car colors blinded me and I didn't think about photographing the people until we were headed home.